@gjacobse said in Security while Traveling -:
Could something like this or similar be supplemental?
Seems pretty silly.
So here is the question....
What threat do you perceive there being?
How do you feel this device addresses that thread?
I don't really see any threat in the first place, and so that makes it extra hard to know how to assuage your fears. But how this device is supposed to help, I'm really unsure.

@francesco-provino said in Linux: History:
@stacksofplates said in Linux: History:
you can just do
gedit ~/.bash_history
or if you like the cli
cat ~/.bash_history
Obv only Bash if that's what you're using.
Why conCATenate? Just use LESS.
You can do either or any combination. Mostly just pointing you you don't need the gui.

I've always used WiFi Analyizer on a phone/tablet if I needed to survey a location. That said, a thread on linuxquestions.com led me to: https://alternativeto.net/software/inssider/?platform=linux#. Looks like some options at least, don't really know if they're decent.

@Dashrender said in Running Steam on Linux via Virtualbox:
@gjacobse said in Running Steam on Linux via Virtualbox:
@Dashrender Ugh Powershell - Don't even. If I can avoid using it I do..
The reality is that us Windows Admins need to stop avoiding it.
sigh agreed... but I protest...
Hey, getting me to use the Linux CLI is a step forward,.. I know (a few of) the commands now,.. while I just may no recall the context. I was able to find the mount that was at 100% usage yesterday using df -h... so that is a move forward..

@scottalanmiller said in Understanding X2GO Desktops:
@stacksofplates said in Understanding X2GO Desktops:
@gjacobse said in Understanding X2GO Desktops:
Also - is connecting to the local desktop the only option on using that computers speakers?
I've installed MATE, and am able to connect via that now - but it plays Pithos using the main computers speakers. not what I want... when I have the stereo system on the other side of the room....
There should be options to tunnel the sound through the SSH session.
He wants to use X2Go as a remote control for the machine with the audio playing.
Ah ok. I read that wrong, my bad.

@gjacobse said in Linux Mint: Reset Windows Password:
WHile I asked, I also searched:
Reset Windows using Linux Mint
You can use Linux live CD and a program named chntpw will do the rest. You don’t have to install that OS to your hard drive. I am showing you how to do it using Linux Mint.
Visit Linux Mint website and download ISO. Burn it to a disc and boot up your computer using that bootable disc.
Go to Menu>Accessories>Terminal.
Type sudo apt-get update. Press Enter.
Type sudo apt-get install chntpw. Press Enter and keep that terminal open.
From desktop go to Computer and then just open the drive where Windows is loaded. It will mount that drive.
In the terminal type cat /proc/mounts. Hit Enter. It will give output like /dev/sda1 /media/CA123DD456EA6512. This long serial no will vary in your case. Change it accordingly in next command.
Type cd /media/ CA123DD456EA6512. Hit Enter.
Type cd Windows/System32/config/ and Press Enter.
Type sudo chntpw SAM and Press Enter. You will get a menu with all users of the system. Default is Administrator. Type 1 and press Enter to clear user password.
If you need to reset password for a specific user, type sudo chntpw -u username SAM and follow previous instructions.
Close everything and reboot system.
I was going to suggest the chntpw. As far as I know that's compatible up to Windows 8.1... Never had to use it on Win10 yet.

@FrostyPhoenix said in Making a Bootable USB Stick on Linux Mint 17.3:
Been using Mint for the last few days, and I actually LOVE it!
I used Ubuntu for a while, but man Linux Mint is just easier and more streamlined...
it's really great. I've been on it for nearly a year and what a difference it makes.

@travisdh1 said in Getting Windows 10 License Upgrade on Linux Mint Laptop:
@scottalanmiller said in Getting Windows 10 License Upgrade on Linux Mint Laptop:
I'm about to do a full bare metal install
Did you say goodbye to the rest of the family for the night?
The wife is off on a three day sorority bender... I mean retreat, for the weekend already.

@gjacobse said in Linux Mint and Google Drive:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Mint and Google Drive:
Have not. How do you want it to behave? I don't use Google Drive so not sure what it can do.
The project seems to have the ability to CLI sync but not auto sync. but in process.
Cron every minute? Not realtime, but nearly as good

@scottalanmiller said:
@johnhooks said:
I think the Ubuntu store ruined it for me. It used to take forever to load so I always just did cli, maybe I need to try the Fedora store and see how it works.
On Mint you just click on the DEB, there is no store involved.
Ah ok. Ya Ubuntu used to load the full store (not sure if it still does) to install something. So I just started doing gdebi or dpkg -i or dnf install ./package for everything I downloaded.
I have my menu key on my keyboard mapped to the drop down terminal Gnome 3 extension because I don't use that key anyway. So opening the terminal and running it is pretty quick.
I'll have to see how Fedora handles that.

@dafyre said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@dafyre said:
Edit: I've always done my Ubuntu upgrades using dist-upgrade.
Ubuntu doesn't upgrade like that either, or didn't in the past. You still have to change the sources for dist-upgrade to move up to the next one. People on Ubuntu 14.04.3 still use dist-upgrade to upgrade their daily or weekly patches and it doesn't move them to current releases. It takes other changes, like the sed lines here, to make Ubuntu do that.
If that is the case, what is the difference between apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade?
Edit: I just checked and the command I've been using is do-release-upgrade... not apt-get dist-upgrade...
Yes, Ubuntu has an extra command that includes the sed stuff specifically for Ubuntu. In Mint, the base is remaining the same Ubuntu now so that command can't be used. They'd have to make their own, which they need to.
dist-upgrade includes things like the kernel that upgrade does not. There is a really old thread about it around here somewhere where I had the same questions and @thanksajdotcom was explaining to me why I needed to switch me standard patching to dist-upgrade because important patches would be missed otherwise.